Nine Star Burden

Chapter 84: Thoughts

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Three days later, along the Southeast Route in the snowfield where humans were scarce.

The team of four was facing a group of White Ghouls and fighting them intensely.

There were a total of eight White Ghouls, with the Brass Quality one taking the lead. However, its body was larger and better in quality than its counterparts.

“3-1!” Han Jiangxue yelled. They were initially in a 2-1-1 formation, with Jiang Xiao standing at the end of the T formation. Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiao moved forward quickly!

His fist exuded a rich Green Glow as he leaped forward quickly and landed in the middle of Li Weiyi and Xia Yan. The leader of the White Ghouls was their target.

Han Jiangxue gave out the orders right before Xia Yan’s blade landed and Li Weiyi retreated.

Jiang Xiao’s appearance immediately consolidated the team’s line of defense and blocked the White Ghoul leader from entering.

Under the Silver Quality Green Glow, the White Ghoul leader was made to retreat even though it was not hurt too badly.

“2-2!” Han Jiangxue exclaimed. While using Barren Wind to control the situation, she carefully paid attention to the battle ahead.

Jiang Xiao was no longer the confused and clueless greenhorn he used to be. After several days of formation practice, he had already gotten familiar with cooperating with the team.

Jiang Xiao finally knew why Li Weiyi and Xia Yan would react naturally to Han Jiangxue’s orders. They were so instinctive that they seemed just like well-trained dogs.

Jiang Xiao had once mocked Xia Yan and Li Weiyi quietly in his heart. After trying to get along with them for days, Jiang Xiao finally understood the significance of it all.

Jiang Xiao retreated quickly without doubting her orders at all. Every order issued by the Commander was for the best interests of the team. If anything were to go wrong in between, the entire team would be implicated, not just a single member.

Although they would never defy the orders, Jiang Xiao would be able to exhibit his creative abilities. He swiftly retreated and cast a Blessing at the White Ghouls in front of Li Weiyi.

There was a reason Jiang Xiao was labeled as a toxic healer!

Jiang Xiao’s Blessing was of Silver Quality, which was indeed much stronger than the ordinary Blessing technique. However, its side effects were also massive.

Even the team members who had received countless Blessings still found it hard to adapt, let alone the others.

The White Ghouls were obviously included in “others”.

At the instant that the White Ghoul faced Li Weiyi, his right claw suddenly froze in mid-air.

During life-and-death battles as such, a second of distraction would definitely result in death.

As soon as Li Weiyi saw the White Ghouls being shrouded by the glow of light, he carried his Black Shield in his left hand and slammed his hammer which was covered in intense Star Power at the White Ghouls forcefully!

Bang!

The skulls of the White Ghouls shattered and blood splattered all over the place together with the torn flesh.

Xia Yan didn’t need Jiang Xiao’s special help at all. She picked up the giant sword again and landed in front of Li Weiyi. She then chopped the white ghoul with Flame Arc.

The crimson red Flame Arc stirred the snow up rapidly and struck the White Ghouls accurately.

After the 2-2 formation, Han Jiangxue carried Jiang Xiao on her back and waved her left hand, after which an overlapping space appeared.

The White Ghoul wailed and darted into the overlapping space immediately.

Jiang Xiao had been bearing with it all this while and he almost kicked it. He then immediately used Blessing to help his teammates.

The team advanced and retreated at an appropriate speed, defensively counterattacked, and executed everything seamlessly. So far, no teammate had suffered any damage, so there was no need for the treatment of Bell. Instead, they needed a Blessing for extra help.

“Stand in a 2-2 formation. Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan shall be in front,” Han Jiangxue said, after which she pushed her hands forward and blew Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao away with Barren Wind.

Xia Yan was originally still being controlled like a puppet on the battlefield. However, she did not have any complaints.

Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao stumbled and fell onto the ground. Under Han Jiangxue’s ingenious control, they fell right behind the leader of the White Ghouls.

However, the two of them had simply passed the heads of the White Ghouls and landed on another side of the battlefield. They had not really broken away from it.

Since Han Jiangxue was talking about a 2-2 formation, it meant that they had to distance themselves from each other.

Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao swiftly retreated, but they were not as fast as the White Ghoul leader.

Han Jiangxue controlled Barren Wind and was already in the sky. Li Weiyi, who was besieged by four White Ghouls at the bottom, slammed his foot down onto the ground.

Bang!

The flames that exploded were extremely menacing and full of damage. The impact was so violent that it instantly blasted four White Ghouls away.

Although the leader of the White Ghouls was distracted, they were also affected.

The rapidly retreating Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan were fortunately unscathed.

Xia Yan stomped her right foot onto the ground forcefully, causing the snow to blast upwards. She then stabilized her body, leaned towards the side, and switched to the double-handed blade.

Jiang Xiao looked at the White Ghoul leader that was struck by the explosive blow. Seeing that it had staggered forwards, Jiang Xiao immediately healed it!

He gave it a toxic blow!

Treating it was akin to killing it!

Xia Yan’s bright and beautiful eyes became extremely menacing and she licked her bloodied lips, inadvertently exuding a charming vibe.

She held onto the giant sword and lunged forward while her chestnut-colored hair flew around, forming a perfect arc. It then slammed onto the leader of the White Ghouls.

The devastated White Ghoul flew backward and plunged into the range of Li Weiyi’s Scorch that emitted a strong ray.

Han Jiangxue, who was in the sky, put her left hand down and stretched her right hand out to condense a fireball.

A White Flames Star Map formed on her body and the 30 star slots shone vaguely like an unreachable dream.

—Silver Quality Star Technique, Bursting Flames

The blazing fireball plunged into Li Weiyi’s flames, and at the next moment, the explosive sounds seemed to have broken through the clouds.

The turbulent flames and the stars lit up the dim sky.

In the woods, a lone figure looked at the group of four people from afar, keeping his eyes fixed on the slowly descending Han Jiangxue. He then heaved a sigh of relief.

Eight White Ghouls and six Brass Quality Star Beads. Not bad.

Jiang Xiao pulled out the dagger attached to his right leg and harvested the star beads skillfully before cutting off the right palms of the eight White Ghouls. He then walked towards Han Jiangxue.

Han Jiangxue watched Jiang Xiao throw the palms of the White Ghouls into the Sky Smasher, after which he handed the six Star Beads to her.

Han Jiangxue grabbed the six Star Beads with her right hand and gently rubbed Jiang Xiao’s head with her left. “Well done.”

Jiang Xiao cocked his head towards the side and dodged her hand.

Xia Yan walked towards them and said, “It’s been three days, but we’ve yet to see a single White Ghoul Witch.”

Li Weiyi cheered for everyone. “The further you go along this route, the more powerful the monsters you will encounter.”

They left the corpses alone because White Ghouls would be attracted to the metallic odor of blood and devour the corpses.

The team of four continued and Jiang Xiao held onto Xia Yan’s arm before slowly advancing towards the team.

“What’s the matter? My dearest Xiaopi?” Xia Yan had indeed changed her opinion of Jiang Xiao and began to like him more than before.

Jiang Xiao asked, “If I don’t ever light up my Star Map again, can I continue upgrading the quality of my Star Technique?”

Xia Yan asked with glistening eyes, “Huh?”